The grave ot Captain and Adjutant George Marsden, personal friend and staff officer of General George Washington, who died Nov. 12, 1817 age 80 years, also his wife Walmoth Lee of Va. sister of Richard Henry Lee, a signer of the Declaration or Independence, who died Jan, 31, 1850 age 93 years,

Capt. Marsden resigned his rank in the British Army of Occupation, then stationed in Mass. and accepted an Office in the American Colonial Army at the outbreak of the Rev. war. He fought at Bunker Hill and at all the battles of Mass. and Eastern New York. His conspicuous military brilliancy won his promotion in 1779 to the office of Adjutant on Gen. Washington's staff. In 1782 Adj. Marsden married Miss Lee and 1ocated at Mystic, Mass.
remaining there about 1 year. They then moved to the then Forest Wilds of Bernards Bay, N. Y. and built their permanent home about 6 1/2 miles west of this plot. Their log cabin abode was honored in 1783 by a 3 days visit by President Washington when on his tour of inspection of the Central New York fortifications.

Erected to the memory of her great grandparents in 1921 by Bessie A. Marsdan, dau. of the late Linus P. Marsden of Bernards Bay, N. Y.